Sharp County record., 1887-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

TN the Senate, on the 2Sth, message was re-
oa,yod from the President declining 10 furnish
correspondence etc, connected win lhe soiN
rro and sale of the schooner Rebecca ana the
resionotion of the late Minister Jackson 10
Nexico Messrs. Edmunds and Allison crltl'
cised severely the delays Of the House win
business which now appears to maho
an EXTRA session inevitable. The House
Labor Appropriation bill was passeo'
The House bill to prevent en-,
nIovment of convict labor on public buildings
| or public works was passed. The vote Vi tno
a5tb. passing Edmunds Peuro-Pneumonia plil
was reconsidered and the original Dill was
amended and passed......n the house mo
Legislative Appropriation bill was cohslueIou'
| and the Republican members lald all tDe pl@ino
| of the backward condition OF business oh
| the Democratic majority. futile ehort was
made to consider the amended JOINT resoIuVioH
~ investigate Pacific railroads. The Legis'
| lative Appropriation bill was cohsloereu anu
Usix months supply substitute ruled out OF
| ordar The night session was devoted to Gym
| sideration Of the Legislative Appropriation
| bill
| In the Senate, on the 1st, Mr.. Edmunds per
sisted in his determination to have things run
on regular and orderly principles" and IN
| sisted on having measures and proceedings
| read. which consumed much time An eXplana'
tion was made by Mr. Hoar as to the st atus oil
the credentials of Mr.. Turpie, Senator
| elect from Indiana. Most of the mSh'
session was devoted to eulogies 10
| dead Congressman ........ln the House I'll q
| River and Harbor, Legislative, Executive anu
| Judicial and Indian Appropriation Dllls' rs u
| agreed upon in conference were passed. Az
night a number of bridge bills were passed.
among the structures provided for being one
across the Missouri at Kansas City and one at
| Omaha and one across the Mississippi az
| Keokuk. -,
In the Senate, on the I'd, the Secretary OF
| War furnished the documents connected VIII
| the surrender of Geronimo After considering
minor matters the Senate debated the Naval
| Appropriation bill until p. m when recess
was taken until s D. m. At the night session
the Naval Appropriation bill was passed. 1no
bill for a Lincoln Grant memorial bridge across
| the Potomac was passed. . In the House the
| conference report on the Fisheries Retallatory
bill-the House making concessions to the
| Senate-was o. adopted, and the Dill
passed, The same course was pursued with
| tbe Pacific Railroad Investigation resolution
| and the same passed. Disagreement in the
Senate amendments to the PoStIOfflce Appro-
nriation bill was carried. The bill passed, as
amended by the Senate, allowing Albert ii.
Emmery 100000 for construction OF an iron
and steel testing machine AT the nlght ses'
sion the conference report on the Agrlcuit-
ural Appropriation bill was concurred in and
the bill passed.
In the Senate, on the 3D., the legislative day
Of Wednesday was continued up till eleven
o'clock and a number of minor measures were
disposed Of The Legislative, Judicial and Ex
ecutve Appropriation bill was passed. MI
Hoar precipitated controversy by criticism
of the course of Speaker Carlisle IN connecuon
with legislation in the House, Mr. Beck ana MI
Blackburn speaking in defense OF Mr.. carlisle
and against the proprety of the attitude as
sumed by Mr.. Hoar. The Sundry Civil Dill was
passed. The bills for erecting public oulldlngs
at Dayton, o.; Sioux City, Ia; Lafayette
Ind, and Lynn, Mass, passed over the Presl'
dents vetoes. number of appropriation
and other bills were non-concurred in.... In
nue. System tff 81 t ta2dtteJm,o dte modify the intsraa
able to small growers of tobacco and distillers
of whisky, was defeated. The Senate bill re-
pealing the Tenure-of-Ofice act was passed.
After a spirited debate, in which labor troubles
cut considerable figure, the Senate bill to ac.
cept as donation certain lands in Chicago tor
military purposes was passed. The Grand
Tower Bridge bill was also passed
In the Senate on the 4th very little general
legislation was transacted conferences gen.
orally disagreeing, on measures deadlocked in
the House. A large number Of private bills
were disposed of, and Trotter (colored) con-
firmed recorder of deeds for the District OF
Columbia; also Lieutenant Greedy to be
Chief Signal Officer and Brigadier
General Adjourned sine die .... In the House
an all-night session was held and the legisla-
tive work of the day was similar to that trans
acted in the Senate. A resolution Of thanks
was rendered Speaker Carlisle. Adjourned
sine die.